# Dodandoowa GN division, Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandoowa/ Grama Niladhari division · Hikkaduwa DS Division # Dodandoowa Dodandoowa is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province. It covers **0.48 km²**. Open map data shows 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.5km² - 14mapped services ## Where is Dodandoowa? Dodandoowa lies in [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/), [Galle District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/), [Southern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 4 other GN divisions: [Dodandugoda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/dodandugoda/), [Katudampe](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/rathgama/katudampe/), [Modara Patuwatha](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/modara-patuwatha/) and [Uduhalpitiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/uduhalpitiya/). By area it is the 12542nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.7% of [Hikkaduwa DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/southern/galle/hikkaduwa/). The centre of Dodandoowa is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 6.1044° N, 80.1311° E. Local names: දොඩන්දූව . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Dodandoowa Named natural and historic features inside Dodandoowa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake. - Ratgama Lake Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Dodandoowa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Galle District, the warmest month is May (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C). About 2,174 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (334 mm) and the driest Feb (85 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February and July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 95 Feb 27 85 Mar 28 124 Apr 28 221 May 28 243 Jun 28 146 Jul 27 116 Aug 27 139 Sep 27 189 Oct 27 280 Nov 27 334 Dec 27 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dodandoowa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rajgama Government Dispensary · Palliyapitiya 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09050&mlon=80.14781#map=17/6.09050/80.14781) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Dodandoowa 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10294&mlon=80.12640#map=17/6.10294/80.12640) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Cheena Koratuwa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.03566&mlon=80.21651#map=17/6.03566/80.21651) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Gammeddegoda-Rajgama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09093&mlon=80.14206#map=17/6.09093/80.14206) Hotel Scenery River Star Hotel · Dodandoowa 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10517&mlon=80.13122#map=17/6.10517/80.13122) Mall shopping complex · Baddegama Town 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.17098&mlon=80.17880#map=17/6.17098/80.17880) School Yashodara Sangamiththa Primary · Modara Patuwatha 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.10843&mlon=80.12626#map=17/6.10843/80.12626) College Ocean University · Boossa 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.07311&mlon=80.15978#map=17/6.07311/80.15978) Police station Rathgama Police Station · Devinigoda 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.09226&mlon=80.13998#map=17/6.09226/80.13998) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Dodandoowa Places mapped inside Dodandoowa in open map data, by type. - Banks2 - Hotels9 - Restaurants3 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Hikkaduwa DS Division - Delgahadoowa - Dodandugoda - Gammaduwatta - Handaudumulla - Hennathota - Hikkaduwa Central - Hikkaduwa Nagarikaya - Hikkaduwa West - Katukoliha - Kuda Wewala - Millagoda - Modara Patuwatha - Nakanda - Nalagasdeniya - Narigama - Narigama Wellabada - Pannamgoda - Patuwatha - Pinkanda - Thiranagama - Thiranagama Wellabada - Uduhalpitiya - Wavulagoda East - Wavulagoda West - Wellawatta - Wewala ## Quick answers - Where is Dodandoowa?In Hikkaduwa DS Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Dodandoowa?Dodandugoda, Katudampe, Modara Patuwatha and Uduhalpitiya - What is the best time to visit Dodandoowa?January to February and July - Where is the nearest hospital to Dodandoowa?Rajgama Government Dispensary, about 2.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dodandoowa?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dodandoowa?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dodandoowa?Lanka Filling Station, about 1.9 km from the centre - How many banks are in Dodandoowa?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Dodandoowa?LK3136350 (OCHA common operational dataset)